New Jersey

The New Jersey company was reportedly shopping itself around last fall. Fresh off an agreement to buy Gold Coast Bancorp in New York, CEO Kevin Cummings says he is ready to explore other acquisitions.

The New Jersey company will pay $284 million for Two River Bancorp and Country Bank Holding.

The $64 million acquisition is the first for Investors since it was freed from a regulatory order tied to Bank Secrecy Act compliance.

Breaking from its playbook as a conservative lender, Provident Financial in New Jersey is working with a fintech to offer unsecured loans online.

The thrift had been known as Boiling Springs Savings Bank.

The New Jersey regional will have higher capital levels after buying Oritani Financial. That was just one of the reasons why CEO Ira Robbins overcame his aversion to M&A.

Valley, which had focused on Florida in recent years, will double its market share in Bergen County with the $740 million acquisition.

Seed, a San Francisco startup, has developed a platform that lets small businesses quickly open accounts online. That's an important feature for Cross River as it courts more fintech clients.

Shore Community Bank, which has five branches in Ocean County, will sell for $53 million.

First Internet is poised to acquire an SBA lending team to help it meet an ambitious loan target for the year — a target the CEO plans on doubling in coming years.

State and local officials have pushed back against retailers that don’t take cash, and now some are pressuring electric vehicle firms to expand payment options at charging stations.

Columbia plans to incorporate certain aspects of Stewardship Financial's charitable giving into its own foundation.

The New Jersey bank is entering a business dominated by larger players. In doing so, it could create a blueprint for other small banks.

The two leagues expect to spend the rest of this year integrating the merger, which will become effective no later than Jan. 1.

Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J., recently introduced the Payment Choice Act in the U.S. House of Representatives to prohibit retail businesses from refusing cash for payments.

More than half of all states don’t have an electronic system to track car titles and liens, which increases the potential for fraud and costs for lenders.

Members of Bard Employees Federal Credit Union approved the merger into Baxter Credit Union earlier this month.

From new legislation to mergers and more, here's a look at measures from across the country that could change how credit unions do business.

The New Jersey company agreed to buy BoeFly, which connects franchisors, small businesses, lenders and loan brokers.

Urfer co-founded a business with the banking automation pioneer John Diebold, worked for Chase Manhattan and other major banks, and played an important role in the Nixon administration, phasing out exchange controls.